Mixed Mineral Auction!

Excellent and impressive selection of large specimens, plus classics, rarities, and new finds in this eclectic offering from the well-known Larson, Halpern, Smale, Flynn, Hefendehl, Reynolds, Loud, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Large gem AQUAMARINE from the Bill Larson Collection
2. Classic old STEPHANITE, SYLVANITE, and SILVER specimens from Europe
3. Large DIOPTASE & CALCITE from Kazakhstan
4. Rare RHODOCHROSITE, PYRITE & SPHALERITE from China
5. Selection of FLUORITES from Weardale
6. Rare synthetic TITANIUM crystals
7. Worldwide AGATES, some with HYALITE OPAL
8. Classic, old German TALC pseudomorph after QUARTZ
9. Chinese FLUORITES including a fine large specimen from the Dr. Steve Smale Collection
10. Superb AZURITE rosettes from China
11. Old and unusual Wheatley Mines CERUSSITE occluded with GALENA, CERUSSITE & PYROMORPHITE

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Floater Azurite rosettes (superb)
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Guangdong, China
6.1 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $635
Rhodochrosite, Pyrite and Sphalerite
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
8.2 x 5.8 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $2,675
Gemmy Fluorite cubes (urban Beijing!)
JiangJunGou Fluorite Mine, Huairou Dist., Beijing, China
6.9 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $333
Fluorite with Druzy Quartz
Northern Lights Pocket, Diana Maria Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
11.0 x 8.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $366
Native Copper sheet with Shale
White Pine Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
19.0 x 6.4 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Color-zoned gem Fluorite crystals
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
3.9 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $365
Large Olmiite plate with Quartz
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Northern Cape, South Africa
19.5 x 12.6 x 5.2 cm, 2.1 pounds
Winning Bid: $170
Bi-colored Fluorite
Rainbow's End Pocket, Lady Annabella Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England
11.2 x 7.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $263
large Fluorite
Xianghuapu Mine, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Steve Smale
15.6 x 12.8 x 4.0 cm, 2.0 pounds
Winning Bid: $500
Blue Lace Agate (New Find)
Madagascar
9.0 x 8.0 x 2.8 cm, 290 grams
Winning Bid: $461
Lazurite with Phlogopite & Marialite
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
12.1 x 10.2 x 10.0 cm, 2.9 pounds
Winning Bid: $301
Cuprite on Copper
Chino Mine, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern
9.5 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $2,751
Baryte (extinct urban USA locality)
Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
9.0 x 8.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Gem Aquamarine with Schorl
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Bill Larson
13.0 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm, 28 grams
Winning Bid: $725
RARE synthetic Titanium crystal bar
Oregon Metallugical Corp, Albany, Oregon, USA
Ex. Frank Tierney, John Dagenais
7.7 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm, 86 grams
Winning Bid: $1,481